Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2025 Route: Speculation, Rumours and Announcements

[Red Rick]

Would explain why they suddenly want an extra 3M from Enel to be the main sponsor of the maglia rosa.
"O crap, more that once accepted and we don't have the money! How do we get a few extra Millions?"

You announce them and only start looking for sponsors after Roglic doesn't crash 3 months away in Tirreno and Evenepoel doesn't drop out the Giro midway the 2nd week.

 

[Berniece]

Apparently we won't have an answer before 13th of January

 

[Rob5091]

Apparently the Albanians will miss out on 800 million Euros over 5 years so it's not surprising they're causing a fuss.
https://www.ft.com/content/e476ad84-db99-4532-aa53-70c02f6a04db

 

[rallybanana]

For those (like me) who don't understand this Italy Albania commotion, here is a useful explainer

https://twitter.com/x/status/1856064984444277157

View: https://x.com/MemeTerzaRep/status/1856064984444277157

 

[YavorD]

The Giro was planned to start on friday with a rest day for the transfer. If Albania is out and they start in Italy, can they start on saturday without a rest day?

 

[Rob5091]

The Giro was planned to start on friday with a rest day for the transfer. If Albania is out and they start in Italy, can they start on saturday without a rest day?

No Albania would probably mean a normal Saturday start and no extra rest day - unless they decide to start in some other crazy far flung place.

 

[Rockestar_33]

I kind of like the Friday start with an extra rest day haha

 

[Netserk]

No Albania would probably mean a normal Saturday start and no extra rest day - unless they decide to start in some other crazy far flung place.

Wrong.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1842197011572887985

View: https://x.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1842197011572887985

 

[YavorD]

Wrong.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1842197011572887985

View: https://x.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1842197011572887985

But with Albania out (most likely) that transfer day may not be needed anymore.
So they are forced by the UCI calendar to start on friday and have a rest day on monday no matter what?

 

[SafeBet]

But with Albania out (most likely) that transfer day may not be needed anymore.
So they are forced by the UCI calendar to start on friday and have a rest day on monday no matter what?

I believe they can still change it.
At the same time I wouldn't say the start from Albania is unlikely. Not yet.

 

[ashhutch1997]

Fairplay this has become a bit of a shambles hasn't it.

 

[scribers]

The old rcs fabricated drama really caught up with them with Albania this time. Who knew Albania didn’t want to pay to be shat on? Weird

 

[search]

Wrong.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1842197011572887985

View: https://x.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1842197011572887985

I believe they can still change it.
At the same time I wouldn't say the start from Albania is unlikely. Not yet.

yeah, UCI rules only allow two rest days anyway, the additional one is a "transfer day". So the date would most likely change if they don't start overseas.

 

[Rob5091]

Vegni starting to sound like Trump about how wonderful, beautiful, fantastic and of course the best ever in the history of history etc etc
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...t-has-been-postponed-due-to-internal-problems

The presentation has been postponed due to internal problems of ours,

Which I'm guessing is money problems.

 

[RedheadDane]

yeah, UCI rules only allow two rest days anyway, the additional one is a "transfer day". So the date would most likely change if they don't start overseas.

Am I the only one who just refers to the transfers day as... a rest day?
Of course, if they don't start overseas (well, further away than just a neighbouring country) they won't need a third rest day/transfer day.

 

[Gratemans]

Which I'm guessing is money problems.

Nah, it's politics. Italy pays Albania to send immigrants there. Italian courts are questioning the legality of the deal so it might get cancelled. The Giro start somehow was part of the deal.

Yes, it's quite the s-show.

 

[Wyndbrook]

Other than perhaps wandering across the odd border and back during a stage, Grand tours should stay within their borders. Far too much travelling and transfers.

 

[YavorD]

Other than perhaps wandering across the odd border and back during a stage, Grand tours should stay within their borders. Far too much travelling and transfers.

The Tour has it's all stages in France and yet there's very high amount of transfers.

 

[YavorD]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1860611982539338078

View: https://x.com/laflammerouge16/status/1860611982539338078

 

[Red Rick]

*** makes me worry they couldn't do Finestre.

 

[YavorD]

*** makes me worry they couldn't do Finestre.

I guess they will. Stage 20 still ends in Sestriere.

 

[RedheadDane]

Other than perhaps wandering across the odd border and back during a stage, Grand tours should stay within their borders. Far too much travelling and transfers.

What about going across the regular border?

 

[staubsauger]

*** makes me worry they couldn't do Finestre.

If they do THAT Aosta stage and Stelvio - Bormio 2000 from Prad I'm fine with no Finestre.

Sorry not sorry.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

That would be a really s**tty 'queen stage', after Tzecore it's all tempogrinding.

 

[Wyndbrook]

The Tour has it's all stages in France and yet there's very high amount of transfers.

There have and this year is particularly bad for excessive distances between finish and starts.